The Music Room (album)

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The Music Room
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Released16 December 2014
Genre Indie pop / Muddy Electronica [1]
Length34.16
Label Times Music [2] Sonu Chawliya Bhojasar [3]
Producer Sonu NigamBickram Ghosh
Sonu NigamBickram Ghosh chronology
Jal
(2014)
The Music Room
(2014)
Happy Anniversary
(2016)

The Music Room is a 2014 album composed by the Indian singer-songwriter Sonu Nigam and tabla percussionist Bickram Ghosh. [4] The album was released on 16 December 2014 on the Times Music label. The album, which was over four years in the making, is in a style the duo calls Muddy Electronica, according to an interview that appeared in the Mumbai Mirror. [5]

Contents

The album features seven tracks, all in the voice of Sonu. [2] The lyrics of all the songs have been penned by Sonu Nigam except the Gujarati language song Walida, the lyrics of which are written by Shruti Pathak. [6] When interviewed by Radioandmusic.com about the presence of that song on the album, Ghosh said, "It is music; let us not limit ourselves to a single language. We come across people who listen to many other languages." [6] The album also consists of a song titled Khamakha, notable for being set to nine beats. [7]

In less than 24 hrs of release The Music Room had reached no.1 position on Indipop Charts on iTunes.[ citation needed ] The composer duo celebrated the success of the album ‘The Music Room’ along with their friends in the industry by throwing a lavish party in Mumbai. [8] [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLengthSinger(s)LyricsComposer(s)
1Saiyyan Bina6:59 Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh
2Paane Chala Tha5:12 Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh
3Khamakha4:36 Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh
4Walida4:41 Sonu Nigam - Bickram GhoshShruti Pathak Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh
5Spyder-man4:18 Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh
6Tumhi The Mere5:38 Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh
7Laila Ko Hara Do4:12 Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh

Critical reception

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